The new Couchbase Autonomous Operator 1.0 for Kubernetes and OpenShift is now GA!

I am thrilled to announce that our brand new product Couchbase Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes is now officially GA!

We are the first NoSQL database to launch a production-ready Kubernetes operator for open source Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift.

Couchbase Autonomous Operator enables enterprises to quickly adopt the Couchbase Engagement Database in production, create, and modernize their applications for the microservices era, both in multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. Now, developers can create apps that easily harness the value of Kubernetes platforms to deliver the scale, agility, and velocity their businesses require.

Reference architecture of the Couchbase Autonomous Operator –

What is supported in 1.0?

The 1.0 release includes a ton of exciting new capabilities:

Automated cluster provisioning

Automated failure recovery with custom Couchbase-specific automation

On-demand dynamic scaling

Centralized configuration management

Enterprise-grade high availability features

Cross datacenter replication (XDCR)

Rack/zone awareness

Auto-failover capabilities in Couchbase Server 5.5.1

Production-grade supportability features

Production certification of Open Source Kubernetes and RedHat OpenShift Container platforms

Deliver hybrid cloud and multi-cloud strategy for easier migration from any cloud vendor

Run and scale stateful applications autonomously for faster innovation

Deploy automated operational best practices for greater development and DevOps efficiency

While Couchbase Autonomous Operator 1.0 is a groundbreaking new release from a product perspective, one of the reasons I’m so excited about this release is because we have partnered so closely with our customers, community, and partners throughout the product development cycle. In fact, with our 3 incremental beta releases [0.7, 0.8, 0.9], we had over 3 dozen customers and community users participating in our beta program.

A few of my favorites quotes and tweets:

“As a software engineer, one of the things I am least excited about is managing shell scripts. The Couchbase Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes alleviates that pain and completely automates management of Couchbase on our Kubernetes cluster. It’s a game changer.”

–David Downey, Software Developer, BD Global Health

“The Couchbase Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes is a marvelous addition to the Couchbase ecosystem, reducing our IT administration overhead by at least 80 percent. It sets the bar for all other clustered databases in any cloud environment.”

Posted by Anil Kumar, Director Product Management, Couchbase Server

As a Director of Product Management at Couchbase, Anil Kumar is responsible for Couchbase Server product development, roadmaps, positioning, messaging, and collateral. Prior to joining Couchbase, Anil spent several years working at Microsoft in the Entertainment division and most recently in the Windows and Windows Live division. Anil holds a master's degree in computer science and a bachelor's in information technology.

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[…] Open-source NoSQL database software company Couchbase has made version 1.0 of its Couchbase Autonomous Operator automated migration and deployment utility generally available today. According to the company this is “the first NoSQL database to launch a production-ready Kubernetes operator for open source Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift (coming soon),” Anil Kumar, director of project management at Couchbase Server, wrote in the announcement. […]